Meaning of ruling in English

a decision:

[ + that ] The court has made a final ruling on the case that the companies acted illegally.

being in control of a country, society, etc.; making the decisions about how a country, society, etc. is run:

an official decision:

being in charge of a country:

an official decision, especially one by a judge, a court, or other authority:

The electronics giant is appealing against the Commission's ruling that the company had abused its market position.

The director of the EPA said he'd issue a written ruling within two weeks.

a ruling is upheld/overturned The ruling was later overturned by the state Supreme Court.

a ruling group in a country or area is the group that governs it or has the most political power:

the ruling class/elite